The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation
(noun) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; “the socialization of children to the norms of their culture”
acculturation, assimilation
(noun) the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
acculturation, culture
(noun) all the knowledge and values shared by a society
Source: WordNet® 3.1
acculturation (countable and uncountable, plural acculturations)
A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.
Some social scientists reverse the meanings of enculturation and acculturation.
Source: Wiktionary
19 May 2025
(adjective) of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; “chemical fertilizer”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.